Should you buy one?

The new i10 is a very good city car indeed. With a stylish body, TARDIS-like interior and more safety equipment than anything else in this class, there’s something for everyone here, and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it.

We’re really pleased that Hyundai still sees life in the city car sector – where so many manufacturers have decided to cut their losses at this end of the market, the South Korean brand has gone in at full strength. The resulting car doesn’t feel at all like a downgrade from a larger model, and rivals some of the very best – feeling very grown up with its impressive levels of refinement and comfort.

What we like

If you’re a growing family but only want a tiny car, there’s none better on the market than the i10. It offers space for four adults and a good-sized boot, combined with a wealth of sophisticated technology – which aims to not just protect you in a crash, but prevent you from having one in the first place.

What we don’t like

Wild dogs couldn’t drag us to the automatic, though the same can be said of most of this car’s rivals – bucking and bumping around like a learner driver on their first lesson. It even makes the already-quite-slow i10 even slower – in fact, the 1.0-litre AMT is one of the least-accelerative cars you can buy in the UK today.